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1. [2023] NZEmpC 232 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment v Duan [pdf, 265 KB]

   ...their purpose and context. The text to be considered includes any indications provided, for example, by way of preamble, table of contents, headings, diagrams, graphics, examples and explanatory material, and the organisation and format of the legislation.9 [17] Even if the meaning of the text of legislation appears plain in isolation to its purpose and context, that meaning should always be cross-checked against purpose and context to observe the three-fold requirements of text, p...

2. Regulatory Systems Amendment Bill [pdf, 218 KB]

   ...judicial information. 6 No. Act Amendment Expected Impacts 18. Employment Relations Act 2000 Clarify that the Employment Court can order an employer to pay to the employee lost remuneration or other reimbursement. Ensure legislative consistency and correct an error that the Employment Court was mistakenly omitted when the Employment Relations Act was first passed. 19. Remove a reference to the Employment Relations Authority (the Authority) and replace i...

3. Proactive-Release-Administration-Act_FINAL-v2.pdf [pdf, 1.7 MB]

   ...Minister of Justice, as no substantive policy decision is required. We will consult financial institutions on the best implementation timing for the change to take effect. Subject to your decisions, we will provide you with a draft paper for the Legislation Cabinet Committee in mid-May. 2 Background 8. In May 2024, you agreed to the $15,000 probate threshold being reviewed, following the Petitions Committee recommendation that the Government adjusts the current threshold for...

4. Waitangi Tribunal Vol 2 Tauranga Moana [pdf, 9.2 MB]

   ...pollution of waterways. Desmond tata, of Ngāi tamarāwaho, summed up this consistently expressed sentiment when he told us : 4.  Waitangi Tribunal, Te Raupatu o Tauranga Moana : Report on the Tauranga Confiscation Claims (Wellington  :  Legislation Direct, 2004), p 28  ; counsel for Wai 540 claimants, closing submissions, undated (doc U31), p 24 5.  Antoine Coffin, ‘Ngati Kahu, Ngati Rangi, Ngati Pango’ (commissioned�...

5. Tribunals

   Key statutes Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Act 2019 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 Courts Security Act 1999 Key secondary legislation District Law Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunals Rules 1984 Disputes Tribunal Rules 1989 Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews Recent and current reviews and initiatives include: The creation of the Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal. This was...

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6. ENVC paper Guizhou Province Judges 2015 [pdf, 337 KB]

   ...– the legislative context [3] So that you can best understand the work of my Court, I first need to relate some features of the law under which it operates, the Resource Management Act 1991 (“RMA”). The Court is set up by this overall legislation, so it (the Court) operates as an integrated part of a whole system. The Court does not have its own separate Act as occurs in some countries around the World. This integration brings with it considerable advantages for efficiency...

7. Proactive-release-Increasing-revenue-from-courts-and-tribunal-fees-_FINAL.pdf [pdf, 650 KB]

   ...reflects changes to 25 separate regulations to increase fees. 30 I propose that these should come into effect for 1 July 2025. 31 The table below sets out the process for progressing the legislative changes: Milestone/Activity Timeframe Cabinet Legislation Committee consideration of the regulations 15 May Cabinet and Executive Council 19 May Publication of regulations changes in the Gazette and 28- day rule 30 May Changes come into force and fees in place 1 July 2025...

8. Deputy Registrar - Oharotu 4 (2010) 7 Taitokerau MB 234 (7 TTK 234) [pdf, 86 KB]

   ...Affairs Act 1953 (“1953 Act”). [6] The Court has had the power to make roadway orders since the Native Land Court Act 1886 (“1886 Act”). As the roadway orders before me were all made under the Native Land Act 1931 (“1931 Act”) or later legislation, I provide only a brief summary of the earlier legislation. Legislation pre Native Land Act 1931 [7] Section 91 of the 1886 Act empowered the Court on an investigation of title or partition to order that land was “subject t...

9. Proactive release - Electoral Amendment Bill No2 [pdf, 1.9 MB]

   ...withholding it. The copy of the Electoral Amendment Bill (No 2) provided to Ministers with this paper has been withheld in accordance with section 61 of the Legislation Act 2012 and section 9(2)(h) of the OIA to maintain legal professional privilege. Legislative instruments are publicly available at www.legislation.govt.nz/. The Departmental Disclosure Statement is publicly available http://disclosure.legislation.govt.nz. 7 Electoral Amendment Bill (No 2): Additional due dili...

10. Watson v Parker - The Proprietors of Torere 64 Incorporated [2015] Māori Appellate Court MB 543 (2015 APPEAL 543) [pdf, 388 KB]

    ...[43] At the conclusion of the hearing on 12 August 2015 we asked counsel whether they had considered any earlier legislation or case law that might assist in the interpretation of s 269(6). 8 They had not. We indicated that we may research the legislative history of s 269(6) and provide a further opportunity to make submissions. We subsequently set out 8 2015 Māori Appellate Court MB 454 (2015 APPEAL 454). http://www.westlaw.c...